Material for the construction of buildings, &amp;c.



PATBNTBD JAN. 27, 190s.`

L. MILLET. MATERIAL FOR THT. CONSTRUCTION 0F BUILD1NGs ,`&c.

APPLAIOATION FILEUOOT. 26, 1901.

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LIBERTY MILLET, OF IIAGERMAN, IDAHO.

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SPILCIFICA'IIN forming pari; of Letters Patent No. 719,243, datedJanuary 27, 1903.

Application filed October 25, 1901. Serial No. 80,004. (No model l'o @ZZru/tom, iff; rlli/(ty concern:

Be it known that I, LIBERTY MILLET, a citizen of the United States,lresiding at IIagerman, in the county of Lincoln and State ofv Idaho,have invented a nenT and useful Improvement in iVall Structures, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to certain improvements in Wall structuresdesigned for use in various Waysas, for instance, buildings, dams,tunnels, and the like.

The primary object of the invention is to proi vide a iireproofstructure which is extremely stable and durable and at the same time iscomparatively inexpensive, said structure eliminating the necessity ofWood, which is constantly increasing in price and besides is subject tofire. The preferred means for accomplishing this object is illustratedin the accompanying drawings and described in the followingspecification.

In said drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a portion of a wallconstructed in ac cordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is adetail sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is asectional viewillustrating a slight modification of the structure. Fig. LI is a viewof another modiiication, showing the structure employed in tunnel-Work.Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the tiles.

Similar n umerals of reference designate correspondingparts in all thefigures of the drawings.

When the invention is to be employed for ordinary building purposes, theconstruction shown in Figs. i, 2, and 3 is preferably employed. Asuitable base or sill IO is provided, upon which are placed studs Il",said studs preferably having transverse grooves l2 in their opposite`side faces, as shown in Figs. l and 2. Sheathings are secured'to theopposite faces of these studs, said sheathings being formed of separatetiles 13, the form of which is clearly illustrated in Fig. 5. It will beseen that they are rectangular in form and have their various edgesrabbeted, as shown at lli, the rabbets of the opposite edgesextendingrin from the opposite sides of the tile to provideoppositely-projectingflanges 15. The opposite side faces of the tilehave longitudinally and transversely disposed grooves lli. In`nsc thesetiles are placed against the studs Il with the flanges l5 in overlappingrelation, so as to form a tight and practically air-proofjoint.Binder-Wires17 are arranged in the grooves of the outer faces ofthesheathing thus formed and securely fasten the tiles together. Thegrooves are afterward filled with cement, as 18, which completely coversthe binder-Wires and protect them from moisture. At the same time theexposed faces of the sheathings will be entirely smooth and unbroken.The preferred means for securing the sheathings to the studs is shown inFigs. I and 2. Fastening-Wires 19 pass through both sheathings and areseated in the transverse grooves of the studs, said binder-Wires havingtheir ends twisted together,as shown at 20. Instead of this arrangementordinary screws 2l may be employed, as shown in Fig. 8, which screws arepassed through the overlapping flanges of the tiles and pass directlyinto the studs. In case the structure is to be employed asasheathing fortunnels the same construction of tile is used; but in this case thebinderwires are seated in the grooves in b oth faces of said tiles, asclearly shown in Fig. 4. By this means it will be seen that acomparatively simple structure is provided which may be employed invarious relations and that no Wood need he used in the same, as thestuds may be of the same material as the tiles,which are of any suitableearthen substance properly burned and glazed, if desired. Thebinder-wires are seated Within the grooves of the tiles and covered withcement, so that Vnot only is a smooth surface presented, but

said Wires are protected from the deleterious influences ofthe elements.Furthermore, because of the peculiar construction of the tiles they maybe used with either side out indiscriminately, and consequently can beproperly positioned much quicker than if one side only could beemployed.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction,operation,andmany advantages f of the herein-described invention Will be apparent tothose skilled in the art Without further description, and it Will loeunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

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Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a structure of the class described, a plurality of sheathing tileshaving alined grooves in theirside faces, and binders extending acrossthe tiles and seated in the grooves.

2. In a structure of the class described, a plurality of sheathingtileshaving alined grooves in their side faces, binders extending across thetiles and seated in the grooves, and a Iilling arranged in the groovesand covering the binders.

3. In a structure of the class described, a plurality of sheathingtileshaving their edges abutted and provided with transversely andlongitudinally disposed alined grooves, and binder-wires extendingacross the several tiles and seated in the alined grooves thereof.

4. In a Wall structure, thecombination With sheathing-tiles, the edgesof which are arranged in overlapping relation, said tiles having groovesin their faces, of binders located in said groove.

5. In a Wall structure, the combination with sheathing-tiles, the edgesof which are arranged in overlapping relation, said tiles having groovesin their faces, of binders located in said grooves, and a fillingarranged in the grooves and covering the binders.

6. In a Wallstructure, the combination with sheathing-tiles, the edgesof which are arranged in overlapping relation, said tiles havinglongitudinal and transverse grooves in their outer faces, oi"binder-wires located in the grooves, and a cement iilling arranged inthe grooves and covering the binder-Wires.

7. In a Wall structure, the combination with studding, ofsheathing-tiles located against the opposite sides of the studding, saidtiles 'having grooves in their outer faces, binder-

